We Are Human Festival is an international film festival at the intersection of human rights and artificial intelligence. It welcomes short films, documentaries and audiovisual essays — born from human creativity and artificial intelligence — that explore what it means to be human in the age of algorithms.
An artistic festival and a platform for critical reflection, driven by a single vision: the necessary repurposing of AI in service of humanity.
Every submitted work is accompanied by an ethical notebook — four questions documenting the creator's approach to AI. This notebook is not a selection filter. It is an integral part of the work itself.
Edition 1 — Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
"All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights."
Eligibility
Open to all — filmmakers, artists, collectives, independent creators. No academic background required. 18 and older. Duration: 1 to 10 minutes. AI-assisted human creation required.
Submission — Free. June 1 – September 30, 2026.
The world does not come to the festival. The festival goes to the world. The same selection travels across cities, where it confronts different political, social and cultural realities. These are not reprises — they are rereadings.
Festival 2026–2027
Paris — debates, conferences, workshops and awards ceremony — Forum des Images — November 24, 2026
International Screenings, Debates & Talks:
São Paulo — December 10, 2026
New York — December 17, 2026
Johannesburg — January 2027
Nairobi — February 2027
Geneva — March 2027

Awards & Prizes

Grand Prix — Best film, across all dimensions
Prize: €5,000 + international screenings
Best Screenplay Award — Best writing, regardless of direction
Prize: €3,000 + international screenings
Ethics Award — The film that most clearly raises the question of AI and humanity. The only prize that also evaluates the filmmaker's approach via the Ethics Notebook.
Prize: €2,000 + international screenings
All 20 selected films will be screened internationally:
Paris — Forum des Images — November 24, 2026
São Paulo — Festival MixBrasil — December 10, 2026
New York — Lycée Français de New York — December 17, 2026
Johannesburg — University of the Witwatersrand — January 2027
Nairobi — Alliance française de Nairobi — February 2027
Geneva — Fondation Plaza — March 2027

Rules & Terms

The We Are Human Festival is free to enter. No entry fees, no hidden costs.
Eligibility

Open to all — filmmakers, artists, collectives, independent creators worldwide. No academic or professional background required. Participants must be 18 years or older.
Film requirements
— Original audiovisual work completed on or after June 1st, 2025
— Duration: 1 to 10 minutes
— AI-assisted human creation required — works generated solely by AI without human creative direction are not eligible
— Accepted formats: fiction, documentary, experimental, video essay
Ethics Notebook
Every submission must include an Ethics Notebook — 4 questions documenting the creator's approach to AI. This notebook is not a selection filter. No answer is eliminatory. It is an integral part of the submitted work and will be presented alongside the film during the festival.
Selection
An independent artistic committee will establish the official selection of 20 films. Results announced October 20, 2026. Three prizes awarded at the ceremony on November 24, 2026 at the Forum des Images, Paris.
Rights
Submitting filmmakers retain full rights to their work.

By submitting, filmmakers grant We Are Human Festival a free, non-exclusive license for a period of 24 months from the date of selection. This license covers: in-person screenings at all official festival venues and international deployments; secured online screenings of the full work within the festival platform, for non-commercial purposes; reproduction of excerpts (up to 20% of runtime, max. 2 minutes) in promotional materials. Filmmakers retain full ownership of their work and remain free to distribute and submit it elsewhere at any time. No rights transfer of any kind.

By submitting to the We Are Human Festival, filmmakers confirm they have read, understood and accepted these rules in full, including the 24-month screening license defined above.